to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
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 leave behind; to put off; to postpone
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
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
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to take over; to hand over
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
while; during; while; although; all; both
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
corridor; hallway; passageway
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy