one day; (on) a certain day
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
suppression; repression; subjugation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
main; principal; chief; primary; major
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
government; administration; statesmanship
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
all present; all concerned; all of us
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to collect; to assemble; to gather
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
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.
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least