wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
since when; from when; how long
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that's the way it is; such is life
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
stairs; stairway; staircase
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
clear; precise; definite; distinct
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
slope; slanting surface; bevel
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
process; course; mechanism
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
something like ...; something called ...