sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
arrest; apprehension; capture
now; the present time; just now; another; more
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
wetting; love affair; lover
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
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.
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that