indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
instant; moment; for an instant
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
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.)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
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.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
conversely; on the contrary
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
at; in; at; when; by; with; so