silent; silent film; silent letter
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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.
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the Seven Wise Men (of Greece); the Seven Sages of Greece
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 join forces; to cooperate
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
settlement; solution; resolution
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
printed edition (of a book, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
on the occasion of; at the time of
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow