river; stream; River; the ... river
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
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.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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 ...
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to have a talk; to tell a story
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
magnetic resonance imaging; MRI
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.
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm