today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
genius; prodigy; natural gift
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
had better ...; had better not ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
about this time; about now
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to face; to go towards; to head towards
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there