that day; the very same day
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
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
time; hour; period; class
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
had better ...; had better not ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
marriage proposal; marriage talks
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.
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be surprised; to be astonished
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor