mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
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
development; exploitation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
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.
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
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.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
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