to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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 send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
if it is the case that ...
to arrive home; to return
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; period; class
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
in that way; thus; so; so?
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...