pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
suffix for familiar person
match; game; bout; contest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)