indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
after that; afterwards; thereafter
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
single word; a few words; brief comment
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
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
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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 confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally