one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
powder snow; powdery snow
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
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.
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
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.)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)