how; in what way; how about; questionable
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
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
progress; being under way
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
beginning; outset; first; onset
mission; delegation; transmission
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
I see; that's right; indeed
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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.
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise