to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
last night; yesterday evening
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
presumption; assumption; estimation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
calming down; quieting down
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
by means of; due to; because of; according to
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
casualties; the killed and wounded
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
household; home; family; housekeeping
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question