mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
research division; inquiry section
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
until now; so far; up to the present
to collect; to assemble; to gather
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
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
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
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.
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
authenticity; credibility
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality