illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
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 stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to rise; to erect; to get up
to ask; to enquire; to query
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
than; from; out of; except; but; more
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's