connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
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 talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
direct control; direct supervision
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
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
talk; conversation; dialogue
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
study; research; investigation
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
observation; survey; watching
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
even though; despite; when
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to name; to call; to christen; to term
number; number plate; license plate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)