today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
every year; yearly; annually
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
together; at the same time; same; identical
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
present; gift; to give a present or gift
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
adds force or indicates command
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
there's nothing that doesn't exist; there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession