protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
until now; so far; up to the present
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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.
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
adds force or indicates command
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
river; stream; River; the ... river
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
please (give me); please (do for me)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
company; corporation; workplace
in comparison to; rather than
myself; yourself; I; me; you
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!