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
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to face; to go towards; to head towards
understood; I see; OK; present; here
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back