indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that's the way it is; such is life
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
then; well; so; well then
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
honorific/polite/humble prefix