measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
adds force or indicates command
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
now; the present time; just now; another; more
of course; certainly; naturally
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling