to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
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
in that way; thus; so; so?
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
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
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
how; in what way; how about
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
branch manager; manager of a branch office
to be surprised; to be astonished
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience