criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
report; notification; registration
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very