indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
molester; groper; masher; pervert
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
stairs; stairway; staircase
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
journal; magazine; periodical
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
Libra (constellation); the Scales
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
Aries (constellation); the Ram
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh