once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
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
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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.
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
and so; therefore; for that reason
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you