August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
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
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
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
island in a pond or river
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
tension; mental strain; nervousness
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.
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
mechanism; organization; organisation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
adds force or indicates command
all present; all concerned; all of us
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to watch over; to watch attentively
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
many; much; plenty; hardly