mistress; kept woman; concubine
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
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
consequence; outcome; result; blame
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
at once; immediately; right now
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
several years; a few years
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
limited; limiting; restrictive
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
reason; cause; circumstances
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
race (of people); type of person