cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
deep affection; dear; beloved
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
leopard (Panthera pardus)
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
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)