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.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
live-action film; movie produced without using animation; real-life film
action of making something; -ification
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; like this; in this way
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
while; during; while; although; all; both
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be too numerous; to be too much
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)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
one's post; place of work; workplace
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building