as a child; when one was a child; childhood
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
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
something like ...; something called ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
people; men and women; each person; everybody
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
parliamentarian; member of a congress
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
scandal; deplorable event
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
political measures; policy
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
nodding off (while sitting); dozing