story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
existence; being; presence
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
now; the present time; just now; another; more
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to some extent; to a certain extent
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
society; the world; the times
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
battlefield; battleground
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.
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
choice; selection; option
belief; faith; conviction
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of