mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
... years old; age (of) ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
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 give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
name; given name; first name