matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
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
by means of; due to; because of; according to
continuation; succession; series
poisoning; kill by poison
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
unsettled; pending; unresolved
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
old house; deserted house
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
offender; criminal; culprit
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
epidemic; plague; pestilence
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
that day; the very same day
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance