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
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
each house; every house; many houses
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
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 ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be erected; to be built
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to comb down; to smooth down
while; during; while; although; all; both
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as