to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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.
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
hostility; animosity; enmity
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody