important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
time; hour; period; class
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to stop walking; to pause
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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 let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
how long; how much; to what extent
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
don't you think?; indicates question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
alone; by oneself; on one's own
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out