indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to mark the end; to spell the end
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
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
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to straighten up; to sit upright
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail