intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
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
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
last night; yesterday evening
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
theatre; theater; playhouse
opening of a new theater (theatre)
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
long ago; already; a long time ago
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
letter; missive; note; mail
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding