person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
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
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
please (give me); please (do for me)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
sorry; excuse me; thank you
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material