unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
federation; federal state; United States of America
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
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
sunlight; rays of the Sun
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
loveable; very likeable; like very much
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to rush over; to run up to
neighbouring house; neighboring house
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
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 present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam