again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
middle of the night; dead of night
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
central government office; head office; this office
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret