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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
door; gate; opening; title page
to throw open; to leave open
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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.
go that far; to that extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to rock; to shake; to swing
Marx; Marks; Marcks; Marcus; Markus
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more