today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
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 drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
two persons; two people; pair; couple
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?