future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
on the occasion of; at the time of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
don't you think?; indicates question
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
maid; helper; help; assistance
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
nothing but; except; no more than
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
human being; human; person; character (of a person)