six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
door; gate; opening; title page
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lifestyle; way of life; daily goings-on; daily habits
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 change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
time; hour; period; class
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
victim; injured party; sufferer
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as