early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fields (of rice and other crops)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
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 burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to put out; to extinguish
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
(dead) body; corpse; remains
discovery; detection; finding
deep regret; great disappointment
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
heavy smoker; habitual smoker; person who loves smoking; tobacco lover
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)