house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
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
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
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 perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
strong-willed; strong of heart
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without