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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinance-designated city (administrative division for cities with a population of over 500,000)
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
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
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 prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
whole story; full picture; full particulars
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
towering; astonishingly high
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)