truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to keep away; to keep at a distance
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
in that way; thus; so; so?
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...