branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum); simplestem bur-reed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
contract marriage; marriage by contract
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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.
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
job hunting; job searching
failure; mistake; blunder
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
contract; compact; agreement
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
rather; sooner; preferably
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like