ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
police; police officer; police station
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
suddenly; all of a sudden
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing