in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
section meeting; division (of a larger organisation); department; section
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 open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
you (plural); all of you; you all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
topic of discussion; agenda
person concerned; interested party; related party
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
invited witness; unsworn witness; person of interest; voluntary interviewee; expert advisor; consultative expert
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
(police) detective; criminal matter
treatment (of a person); dealing with
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole