soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
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
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
curse; spell; malediction
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
please (give me); please (do for me)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly