sequel; later development
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
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to express (in words); to confess
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
posterity; future life; life to come
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
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 pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
book; volume; this; present; main; head
business; trade; operations; sales
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
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)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
tabby cat; tiger cat; striped cat
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then