protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
morning calm (over the ocean)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
name; given name; first name
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
worthy of special mention
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 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 try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question