today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
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
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to have a talk; to tell a story
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
internal organs; intestines; viscera
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)