preface; foreword; preamble
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
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to need; to call for; to require
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be worried; to be troubled
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to feel; to sense; to experience
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
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.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with