long ago; once upon a time
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
river; stream; River; the ... river
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 cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
Hare of Inaba (Japanese myth)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)