thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
middle of the night; dead of night
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
(small) stone; rock; pebble
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
3rd day of the month; three days
continuation; succession; series; continuous
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
bravery; courage; heroism
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case