rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
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
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
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
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
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 put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)