I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
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
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Laval (France); Ravar (Iran)
(your) daughter; young woman
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
while; during; while; although; all; both
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
although I say; although one might say; although called
step; stride; counter for steps
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Elliot (South Africa); Eliot; Eliott; Elyot
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality