trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
period of youth; while young
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
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.
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
great depth; bottomless; great height
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point