quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
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
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
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.
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
armoured car (for transporting valuables); security van
pistol; handgun; revolver
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
unsuspended prison sentence; prison sentence with no stay of execution
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
releasing on parole; conditional release
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
flight; desertion; escape
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
working exclusively for; working full-time (for)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...