abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
surroundings; environs; circumference
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
such; like that; that sort of; very
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)