style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to grow taller (of people)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
originally; by nature; from the start
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
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
this world; this life; world of the living
in comparison to; rather than
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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.
light; faint; pale; fleeting
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to feel; to sense; to experience
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
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.)
long slits (esp. of eyes)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut