illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
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
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
favourite motto; pet saying
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
in that way; thus; so; so?
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)