this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(period of) a year; during an era
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
breath; breathing; tone; mood
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then