don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
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 pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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
... years old; age (of) ...
Nichole; Nicholl; Nicol; Nicoll; Nicolle
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
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; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
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 one lump; in the same category
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty