indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
while; during; while; although; all; both
very loose; slowly; leisurely
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
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 accept; to receive; to agree
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
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
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
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
instability; insecurity; crankiness
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
confusion; distraction; derangement
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
settlement; payment of account