questionnaire; survey; poll
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
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.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
suffix for familiar person
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
instant; moment; for an instant
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence