original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
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
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beyond this point; from now on; after this
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
river; stream; River; the ... river
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
service road; frontage road
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(passenger) car; automobile
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
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 get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
continuation; succession; series
offender; criminal; culprit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
as (for); for; in the capacity of