outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
rest; break; recess; intermission
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
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
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
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 scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...