dry riverbed; river beach
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
river; stream; River; the ... river
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
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...