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
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
strange disease; rare disease
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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 be worried; to be troubled
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
people; men and women; each person; everybody
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of