to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to crack; to develop a crack
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
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 work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
suffix for familiar person
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
a little bit; a little while
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop