to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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.
discovery; detection; finding
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
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.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?