indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
by myself; in person; by oneself
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
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
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that