to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
main road; main thoroughfare
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 face; to go towards; to head towards
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
while; during; while; although; all; both
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
municipal office; council; city hall
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
silence (not speaking); muteness
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
river; stream; River; the ... river
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
site; point on a map; spot
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament