here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to eat up; to consume (completely)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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 accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?