midwinter; dead of winter
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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; to; toward; to; for; because of
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
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 pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
now that; since; so long as; because
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
rapid development; rapid unfolding
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course