to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
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.
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
son of a bitch; piece of shit
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
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
master; teacher; stable master
sorry; excuse me; thank you
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
than; from; out of; except; but; more
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
should; must; -able; probably; likely
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service