one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
contract; compact; agreement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mysterious thief; phantom thief
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, 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.
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
main street; avenue; boulevard
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(made of) stone; stone-built
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
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
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to play around; to gallivant about
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to overflow; to brim over; to flood