protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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.
depiction; description; portrayal
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how; in what way; how about; questionable
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
face with no make-up; sobriety
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
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
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing