house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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
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 see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
abandoned mine; disused mine
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to recall; to remember; to recollect
passage; path; route; one's way
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in that way; thus; so; so?
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
waders (waterproof pants often fitted with boots, used mostly by fishermen)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then