to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
My Fair Lady (1956 musical, 1964 movie )
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
(small) stone; rock; piece of stone
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
charcoal; charred remains
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
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 drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
ritual; religious service; festival
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!