tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
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 memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
stairs; stairway; staircase
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how; in what way; how about
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date