first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
nothing but; except; no more than
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
troupe; theatrical company
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
young person; youth; young
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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.
perfect; complete; flawless
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
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.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as (for); for; in the capacity of
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all