prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
older sister; elder sister
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall in love (with); to love
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
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
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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 tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
in that manner; like that
to feel; to sense; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
suffix for familiar person
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but