indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
otherwise; or else; if not
mobile suit (giant robot in the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam")
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
long ago; a long time ago; already
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
LORAN; long-range navigation system; hyperbolic radio navigation system
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
people; men and women; each person; everybody