grounds of a Shinto shrine
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)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
New World Order (conspiracy theory); NWO
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
you could say; you might say; verging on the
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 ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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 throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction