United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
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
northern part; the north (of a region)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
place; situation; position; location
ago; since; before; previous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
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 live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
brightness; splendour; splendor
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
form; shape; figure; visage
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot