thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
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.)
to look forward to something
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
literary world; literary circles
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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
odds and ends; all; every
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
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 praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
author; writer; novelist; artist
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
love between a parent and child; parent-child affection
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
such; like that; that sort of; very