men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
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
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
outrageous lie; outright lie
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
beginning; outset; first; onset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be remembered; to go down in history
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
of course; certainly; naturally
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...