bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
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
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
decision; determination; resolution
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
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)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to entrust; to leave to a person
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then