century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
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)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
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.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
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.
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to repeat; to do something over again
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
two persons; two people; pair; couple
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise