the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
time; season; period; phase; stage
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
camping; campground; making camp
death from cold; freezing to death
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
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
wintertime; winter season
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
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.
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
master; teacher; stable master