to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
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.
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
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
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
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
in comparison to; rather than
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding