French; French food; French cuisine
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
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 distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of