to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
moment; brief space of time
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
window; window (shop display)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
imagination; supposition; guess
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
if it is the case that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice