indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
foreword; preface; prefatory note
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
East End (London, Shanghai, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
vice; immorality; corruption
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
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.
drinking straight from a bottle
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
quiet; still; surreptitious
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained