this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
than; from; out of; except; but; more
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
story; tale; talk; discussion
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
ago; since; before; previous
in comparison to; rather than
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous