prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
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.
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
danger; peril; hazard; risk
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
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
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for