if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
border (between countries); national border
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
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 look into; to peep into; to peer into
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
nothing but; except; no more than
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to glare at each other; to confront each other
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...