order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
period of time; time slot; time zone
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
no exception; without exception; always the same
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
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
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
no matter how much time passes
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")