indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
southwestern part; the southwest
town; city; municipal; urban
Cristina; Christina; Cristina (Brazil); Cristina (Spain)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
10th day of the month; ten days
to pass (of time); to elapse
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
in the morning; during the morning
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
messenger; envoy; emissary
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
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 receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
something like ...; something called ...