babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
police officer; policeman; policewoman
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
(police) detective; criminal matter
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
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 ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
operation scar; scar from an operation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
2nd day of the month; two days
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
discovery; detection; finding
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit