royal capital; imperial capital
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
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 handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Barre; Barry (UK); Valley
such ... as; or some such
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
regular customer; valued client
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
how many people; a number of people
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of