ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
to cease; to stop; to be over
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
stale; hackneyed; cliched
comfort; consolation; diversion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
how; in what way; how about
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...