preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
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 stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise