sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
speaking voice; talking voice
president (of a society); chairman
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to show signs of; to appear
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
stagnation; hindrance; delay
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
adjustment of debts; debt-workout; consolidation of debts; settlement of debts
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
really; truly; indeed; good grief
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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.
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation