electronic edition; online edition
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
veil of darkness; curtain of night
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
just one person; only one
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
street at night; making a night journey
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.
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
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.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment