poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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
consequence; outcome; result; blame
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to entrust; to leave to a person
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
goalkeeper; goal kick; joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges)
inter-scholastic athletics competition