cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
island in a pond or river
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
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
offender; criminal; culprit
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
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 arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back