serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
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
royal capital; imperial capital
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
messenger; envoy; emissary
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
this occasion; at this time; now
my condolences; my deepest sympathy
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
time; season; period; phase; stage
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
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
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as