relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
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
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
perfect; complete; flawless
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
eccentric; crank; oddball
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
smuggling; contraband trade