mountain recess; deep in the mountains
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
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
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
job; work; duties; trade; skill
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
food; food products; foodstuffs
division (of company); operations department
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
planning; project; plan; design
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
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 support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful