nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
hello; good day; good afternoon
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
counter for books; volume
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
myself; yourself; I; me; you
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
crash (esp. of a vehicle); crash; kurash (Central Asian form of wrestling)
author; writer; novelist; artist
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
number one; first; best; most; game; round
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to say; to tell; to state; to do
by means of; due to; because of; according to
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at; in; at; when; by; with; so