beginning; outset; first; onset
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
victim; injured party; sufferer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
height (of body); stature
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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.
witnessing; observing; sighting
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
discovery; detection; finding
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to take away; to carry away
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
again; once more; a second time
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
same; similar; (just) like; equal
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
two persons; two people; pair; couple
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very