person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
how long; how much; to what extent
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
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
go that far; to that extent
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.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
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 accept; to receive; to agree
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...