this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
only; merely; but; no more than
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
myself; yourself; I; me; you
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
again; once more; a second time
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
dealer (esp. in cars); dealership; dealer; dealer; exhibitor (at a convention, etc.)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
legendary; folkloric; traditional
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of