always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
scenery; scene; landscape
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
the way back; the way home; return trip
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 recall; to remember; to recollect
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
and yet; though; when; in spite of
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
while; during; while; although; all; both
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to stop walking; to pause