waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
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 lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good