investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
outbreak of war; starting a war
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to have a talk; to tell a story
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to have a rumor circulating
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
bloodsucking; sucking blood
disaster; calamity; misfortune