counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
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
woman; female; feminine gender
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
Island; insula; island; islet
now; the present time; just now; another; more