finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
of course; certainly; naturally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
beginning; outset; first; onset
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
quote-unquote; so-called; bracketed
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
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.
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
movie; film; motion picture
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
novel; story; (work of) fiction
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
naturally; of course; understandably
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
how; in what way; how about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort