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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
last night; yesterday evening
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
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
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
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.
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
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
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; a long time ago; already
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; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy