to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
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
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
existence; possession; having; limited company
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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 send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
single word; a few words; brief comment
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that