mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
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
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
professor; teaching; instruction
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
mountain road; mountain trail
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
destination; place where one is visiting
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 leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to detain; to check; to restrain
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
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 finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
middle of the night; dead of night
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants