slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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.
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
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...
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state