indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be found; to be discovered
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)