previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
suffix for familiar person
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
flaring up; bursting into flames
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
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.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
tradition; legend; folklore
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)