individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
government; administration
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
such ... as; or some such
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
thought; consideration; thinking
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
society; the world; the times
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
future (usually near); prospects
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in that way; thus; so; so?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work