indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
time; hour; period; class
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
such ... as; or some such
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
while; during; while; although; all; both
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class