lucky day; auspicious day
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
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 destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
moment by moment; hour by hour
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
older sister; elder sister