breaking off an engagement
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
knowing; being aware (of); (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; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
ten-year-old; ten year old
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
throughout; all through; right through
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
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?
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
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; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); 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