prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
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
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
conduct; behavior; behaviour
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
steamship; steamboat; steamer
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
complete stranger; total stranger
myself; yourself; I; me; you
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
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.