welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
society; the world; the times
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 change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
joint struggle; common (united) front
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
New World Order (conspiracy theory); NWO
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
in comparison to; rather than
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to sniff out; to get wind of
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have