order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
father; dad; husband; you; he
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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 take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
convenient; handy; useful
scenery; scene; landscape
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
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...
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
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see