origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
meaning; significance; sense
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.
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
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
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
for example; for instance; e.g.
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to feel; to sense; to experience
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
family; members of a family
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
of course; certainly; naturally
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
reality; actuality; hard fact
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares