indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
... years old; age (of) ...
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
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.
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
man of the hour; woman of the hour
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
one day; (on) a certain day
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
April Fools' Day; April fool
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
experience; history; record; career
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)