breaking off an engagement
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(period of) a year; during an era
throughout; all through; right through
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
beginning; outset; first; onset
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is not (like that) either
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
so; like this; in this way
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here