first year of high school; first-year high school student
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to push (something) against
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly