accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
back street; back alley; off-street
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
when it becomes; when it comes to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)