(department) store; (department) stores
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
guess; speculation; supposition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis