truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
peril; danger; hazard; distress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
by means of; due to; because of; according to
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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 decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
authority; power; influence
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as