too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
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
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
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.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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.
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
society; the world; the times
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
myself; yourself; I; me; you
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation