hello; good day; good afternoon
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
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.
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
don't you think?; indicates question
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
reality; actuality; hard fact
culture fluid; culture solution; broth
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't you think?; indicates question
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean