sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
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 repeat; to do something over again
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
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
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
river; stream; River; the ... river
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
any more; any further; any better; any longer
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker