preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
honorific/polite/humble prefix
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
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 need; to demand; to take; to require
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
reality; actuality; hard fact
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
official announcement; proclamation
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do