to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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
continuation; succession; series
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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.)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat