mysterious thief; phantom thief
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
head of the student council; president of the student council
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
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.
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
consequence; outcome; result; blame
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
street at night; making a night journey
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to feel; to sense; to experience
like this; in this way; as you see
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question