cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
one's post; place of work; workplace
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the way back; the way home; return trip
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
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 use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
tedious; boring; being fed up with
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
drop-off area; drive-up entrance; porte cochere
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need