in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
letter; missive; note; mail
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
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
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be surprised; to be astonished
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
myself; yourself; I; me; you
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
how long; how far; how much
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why