dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
-less; lacking; non-existing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
it's been a long time; long time no see
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to recall; to remember; to recollect
even though; despite; when
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
debut work; one's first work
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)