beach; seashore; seaside; coast
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
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crow (Corvus spp.); raven
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be able to manage somehow or other
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
in the same way as; just like
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
how long; how far; how much