very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
than; from; out of; except; but; more
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
research division; inquiry section
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
schoolgirl; female student
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
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar