celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
surroundings; environs; circumference
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
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 perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become