things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
dice; die; baton (of command)
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 wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
equality; impartiality; evenness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
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 cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
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
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root