be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
water's edge; beach; foreshore
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
sad; wretched; deplorable
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
how many people; a number of people
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
excursion; field trip; school trip
second day of the month; two days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
free time; time at leisure
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
beforehand; in advance; previously
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
time; hour; period; class
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 decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although