uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
perfect; complete; flawless
in comparison to; rather than
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
living; lifestyle; living room
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
while; even though; despite
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
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 untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least