thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
defense; defence; protection
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
story; tale; talk; discussion
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
living thing; living creature; animal; life
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
one day; (on) a certain day
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny