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
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
strong-willed; strong of heart
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth