talking quietly; quiet conversation; idle talk
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
too (much); overly; excessively
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
existence; being; presence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext