mask; disguise; guise; mask
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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
three; three years of age
incident; affair; happening; event
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)
president (of a society); chairman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
ankh; Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for life
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
secret; private; surreptitious
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, 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 continue; to keep up; to keep on
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
myself; yourself; I; me; you
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
how; in what way; how about
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.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
hills and fields; countryside
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker