older sister; elder sister
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
after that; afterwards; thereafter
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
bobbed hairstyle; short bob
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be stingy; to be tightfisted; to look shabby; to appear wretched
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...