ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
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
raging fire; conflagration
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
educational institution; school; academy; campus
secretariat; executive office
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
don't you think?; indicates question