to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
lucky day; auspicious day
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
successively; one after another
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
older sister; elder sister
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
bet; wager; stake; gamble
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 start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment