indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
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 teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink