high rice field; very fertile rice field
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
period of time in which to recharge one's batteries
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
originally; by nature; from the start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to need; to call for; to require
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question