to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
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
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
settlement; solution; resolution
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
editor (in publishing, etc.)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
one by one; one after another; successively
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
married woman; another's wife
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
human relations; personal relationships
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up