unprecedented; record-breaking
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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 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)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become