indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
influence; effect; impact
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
for this very reason; that is exactly why
now; the present time; just now; another; more
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
declaration; proclamation; announcement
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)