indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
older sister; elder sister
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
conservatory; conservatoire; music academy; music school; college of music
pupil; student; schoolchild
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
Cynthia; Synthia; Shinshia
good family; respectable family; decent family
(your) daughter; young woman
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed