to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
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
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
enumeration; citation; listing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
rest; break; recess; intermission
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)