preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
while; during; while; although; all; both
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
mountain road; mountain trail
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.
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
how many people; a number of people
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?