tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
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
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
now; the present time; just now; another; more
group; party; team; squad; section
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
by today; before the day is over
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
after school (at the end of the day)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)