dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to serve; to work for; to attend
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
small fraction; small proportion
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
inside one's heart; in one's mind
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in that way; thus; so; so?
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
while; during; while; although; all; both
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
fully prepared; all ready
even though; despite; when
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary