dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
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
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
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 dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
time; hour; period; class
how long; how far; how much
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...