as a child; when one was a child
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
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to add (to); to add on; to append
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at that time; in those days
ago; since; before; previous
now; soon; already; yet; further; more