to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage