soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
in that way; like that; that way
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
human; human-like; as a person
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in the end; at the end of the day
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
tolerance; broad-mindedness
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)