truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
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)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
please (give me); please (do for me)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start