yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
how; in what way; how about; questionable
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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.
discovery; detection; finding
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
site; point on a map; spot
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
fourth month of the lunar calendar
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me