previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to face; to go towards; to head towards
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
consequence; outcome; result; blame