indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to pick up; to find; to gather
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
suffix for familiar person
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
feeling; sense; impression
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to grow up; to become an adult
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate