dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
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
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
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 ascertain; to check; to make sure
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
by all means; by all costs
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to trample; to crush underfoot
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading