protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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 ...
name; given name; first name
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
... years old; age (of) ...
worthy of special mention
outward appearance; looks
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
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
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)