what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
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.
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
public safety; public welfare
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
how; in what way; how about
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
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
observation; survey; watching
government service; the bureaucracy
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe