indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
Johnny & Associates (male idol agency) (abbr)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
beyond that point; after that
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
January; first month of the lunar calendar
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible