state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
individual; private person; personal; private
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
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
people; men and women; each person; everybody
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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 decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
time; hour; period; class