Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
Cain and Abel (TV series)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
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 follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
negotiations; discussions; connection
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
company; corporation; workplace
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post