bureau director; office chief
how long; how much; to what extent
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
consequence; outcome; result; blame
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
failure; mistake; blunder
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
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 snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be smeared; to be covered
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work