society; the world; the times
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be too numerous; to be too much
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
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
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
small hill; low hill; hillock
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
two persons; two people; pair; couple
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
many; much; plenty; hardly
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee