this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
reality; actuality; hard fact
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
fiction; fabrication; concoction
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.
confusion; mixing; merger
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
personal; individual; private
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to