ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
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 stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
good; goodness; right; virtue
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
next term; next period; next version; next release
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
election; selection; choice
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
by myself; in person; by oneself
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's