speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
book; volume; this; present; main; head
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
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
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
Nichole; Nicholl; Nicol; Nicoll; Nicolle
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
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.
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
two persons; two people; pair; couple
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
older brother; elder brother
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
considerably; fairly; quite