today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
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
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tinfoil; silver-colored paper
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
covered with; stained; smeared
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
expression; presentation; representation; notation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
as; because; with; due to
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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 fry; to saute; to stir-fry
anything and everything; just about everything
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of