to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
police officer; policeman; constable
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
defense; defence; protection
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
secretary (government); director; chief
accurate portrait; photographic portrait
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
I see; that's right; indeed
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
alteration; falsification; faking
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
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.
police; police officer; police station
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out