preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
corridor; hallway; passageway
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane