dry riverbed; river beach
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
offender; criminal; culprit
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a 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.
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
warrant; summons; written order
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
administrator; director; commissioner