bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
right (to do something); authority; power
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to have an eye on; to zero in on
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
with a start; with a jump
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.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
river; stream; River; the ... river
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very