to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
day that is lucky the whole day (in the traditional calendar); auspicious day
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
major incident; major happening; big scandal
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
successively; one after another
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
older sister; elder sister
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
bet; wager; stake; gamble
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 start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment