still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
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
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
failure; mistake; blunder
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
store interior; inside of a shop
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
secret; private; surreptitious
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
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...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
should; must; -able; probably; likely
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba