ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
impossible; unlikely; improbable
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
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.
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
arrest; apprehension; capture
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...