indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
Lawrence; Laurence; Laurens
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
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 loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
really; truly; indeed; good grief
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
by means of; due to; because of; according to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during