town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
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
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
while; during; while; although; all; both
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to go out and away; to leave
door; gate; opening; title page
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
letter; missive; note; mail
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
maid; helper; help; assistance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; so?