Vaizman; Weisman; Weissman; Wiesmann; Wiseman
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
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.
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
suddenly; all of a sudden
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
function; facility; faculty; feature
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
surroundings; environs; circumference
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
please (give me); please (do for me)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!