text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
traditional Japanese handball game
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
something like ...; something called ...
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.
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
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
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis