curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
this world; this life; world of the living
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
really; truly; indeed; good grief
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be found; to be discovered
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude