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
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
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 seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
surroundings; environs; circumference
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)