fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
student (esp. a university student)
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
like this; this sort; this way
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
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)
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
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.)
world; society; people; the public
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
myself; yourself; I; me; you