Shangri La (from Lost Horizon, 1933 novel by James Hilton); Shangri-La
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
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
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to feel; to sense; to experience
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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 send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
just a minute; small quantity
tips of one's hair; hair ends
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?
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding