what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
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 indicate; to show; to point to
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice