indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sink (into); to get depressed
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
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.
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.)
willpower; energy; vitality
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to feel; to sense; to experience
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
everyday life; daily life
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
diagnosis; medical examination
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
of course; certainly; naturally
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be helpful; to be useful
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing