no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
master; teacher; stable master
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in that way; thus; so; so?
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
electricity; (electric) light
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
several weeks; a few weeks
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to