from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
dark clouds; black clouds
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
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 accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
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
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
time; hour; period; class
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
company president; manager; director
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
immediately; right away; at once; instantly