to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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.
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
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to tell; to state; to do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
how; in what way; how about; questionable
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.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
second anniversary of a death
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)