early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
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
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
mobile home; camper-van; RV
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
ordinary person; untitled individual
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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 glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk