this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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 get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
brave; courageous; vigorous; enthusiastic; mighty; firm
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
called; known as; that; to say
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least