interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
in that manner; like that
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
two times; twice; two degrees
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
such; like that; that sort of; very
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that is to say; so that means
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!