midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
so; like this; in this way
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
large tree; big tree; huge tree
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
considerably; fairly; quite
turning into a cooler state; cooling down
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
something like ...; something called ...