island in a pond or river
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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
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 permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
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
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of