to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
and then; and so; and; so then
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
large tree; big tree; huge tree
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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 convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(period of) a year; during an era
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
that day; the very same day
around the world; throughout the world
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very