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
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
interior; inside; internal
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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.
control; management (e.g. of a business)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
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.)
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo