hello; good day; good afternoon
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
counter for books; volume
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously