from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
family; members of a family
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
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
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 perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
pupil; student; schoolchild
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
suffix for familiar person
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post