don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
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.
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how; in what way; by what means
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity