August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
31st day of the month; 31 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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin
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
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
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); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
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 keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
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
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)