truth is stranger than fiction
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
future (usually near); prospects
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
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 ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
reality; actuality; hard fact
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
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 open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)