critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
why; how; for what reason
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
secretary (government); director; chief
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful