mysterious thief; phantom thief
promotion (school, military, etc.)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
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
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
with these words; while saying
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
living; lifestyle; living room
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
father; dad; husband; you; he
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
so what!; who gives a damn?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
no, not like that (but like this)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...