abstract (e.g. art, music); abstract art; abstract (e.g. of a paper); summary
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
banquet or reception hall
silence; stillness; quietness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
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
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
plural; multiple; several
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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 hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
silence (not speaking); muteness
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
two persons; two people; pair; couple
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
to watch over; to watch attentively
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to break the silence; to break one's silence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of