star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
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
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
as a child; when one was a child
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
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.
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this world; this life; world of the living
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
poo; poop; doo-doo; caca; whoopsie