thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
author; writer; novelist; artist
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to some extent; to a certain extent
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
prejudice; bias; distorted view
by means of; due to; because of; according to
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial