daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
moment; brief space of time
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
time; hour; period; class
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
waking; waking up; awakening
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
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 boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
fitness club; gym; health spa
floor above; floor upstairs
place; position; location; position; standing; status
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to shed light; to cast light
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...