able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
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
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
news; word; tidings; omen
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.
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
corridor; hallway; passageway
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to chase; to run after; to pursue
zenith; divine will; providence
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of