tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
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
flaring up; bursting into flames
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, 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.
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
old man; venerable gentleman
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
god (esp. the Christian God)
substitute player; substitution
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
headquarters; head office; main office
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
adds force or indicates command
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion