dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; season; period; phase; stage
(within a) territory; domains
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.
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
income; receipts; revenue
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number