what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
castle site; ruins of a castle
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
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
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.
witnessing; observing; sighting
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
incident; affair; happening; event
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
family; members of a family
number one; first; best; most; game; round
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include