lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
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 step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
step; stride; counter for steps
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
production (e.g. play); direction
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to increase; to add to; to augment
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to carry around; to carry on one's person
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
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...
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible