the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
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
transport; transportation
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
consideration; taking into account
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
consequence; outcome; result; blame
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
joints; points (of a speech)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
while; even though; despite
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
opposite side; other side; other party