yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
failure; mistake; blunder
being too late; losing one's final chance
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal