elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
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
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to subsist; to keep on living
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...