wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
hey there; I say; see here
to cease; to stop; to be over
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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")
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
since when; from when; how long
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
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 move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)