label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
untitled; titleless; without a title; no subject (email)
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
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
one thin flat object; one sheet
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend