indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
clearing one's throat; cough
every year; yearly; annually
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
forcibly; against one's will
participation; joining; entry; adherence
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
until now; so far; up to the present
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
(not) even once; (not) ever
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
how many years; how long; what year