preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
full dress; formal dress; uniform
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
door; gate; opening; title page
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
people; men and women; each person; everybody
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
all; entire; whole; altogether
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
such ... as; or some such
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat