to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
nurses' station; nursing station
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 leave behind; to put off; to postpone
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
message; report; handing over (to a successor); transfer
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
while; during; while; although; all; both
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
corridor; hallway; passageway
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy