when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
catercorner; diagonally opposite
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
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.
serious look (on one's face); straight face
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)