calamity; disaster; accident
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
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 climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
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
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of