machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
rider (of a motorcycle, horse, etc.); biker
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
worm; worm; worm (lure); soft plastic lure
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
how; in what way; how about
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)