indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to pass (of time); to elapse
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
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 press a question; to cross-examine
and; thereupon; because of that
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
creation; Creation (by God)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
name; given name; first name
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy