always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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 believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at least; at most; (even) just
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do