to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(how) many times; (how) often
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
letter; missive; note; mail
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
still; even now; to this day
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
moving about; stirring about
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
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.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you