indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
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 look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
book; volume; this; present; main; head
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
one's heart rate; pulse rate
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)