war; fighting; fierce competition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
summer vacation; summer holiday
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
name; given name; first name
to be needed; to be wanted
surname; family name; last name
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
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...