merit (esp. order of merit)
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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
myself; yourself; I; me; you
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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.
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
don't you think?; indicates question
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
group; party; team; squad; section
mass communication; mass media
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
flight; desertion; escape
simultaneous; all at once