early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
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
fields (of rice and other crops)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
corridor; hallway; passageway
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
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 burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to put out; to extinguish
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
discovery; detection; finding
deep regret; great disappointment
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
heavy smoker; habitual smoker; person who loves smoking; tobacco lover
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)