previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
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.
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
question; inquiry; enquiry
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage