holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
back off!; leave me alone!
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(in the same way) as before; as always
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
permission; approval; authorization; license
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed