latte; caffè latte; radio and television
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
last week; the week before
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
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
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 lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
directly under; falling perpendicularly
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
extremely; terrifically; super
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)