binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
municipal office; council; city hall
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
catercorner; diagonally opposite
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
by means of; due to; because of; according to
former property; former territory
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
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.
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
police affairs department; police headquarters department which handles human resources, finance, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
government office building
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
chief (of police); head (of office)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
staff member; station employee; official
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
family; members of a family
headquarters; head office; main office