earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
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
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
Daniel (book of the Bible)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
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.
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
stairwell; stair hall; staircase
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely