to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
instant; moment; for an instant
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
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 roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
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
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up