morning fog; morning mist
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
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.
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
older brother; elder brother
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
until now; so far; up to the present
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to hand over; to surrender
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
direct descent; direct line
while; during; while; although; all; both
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction