cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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 satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
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
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
innumerable; countless; numberless
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to creep about; to crawl around
living thing; organism; creature; biology
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
study; research; investigation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
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
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?