army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
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
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
being very busy; busyness
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 carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)