indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
mysterious thief; phantom thief
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (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
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
father; dad; husband; you; he
elopement; running away with a lover
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
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
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly