so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
court lady; lady-in-waiting
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
in the meanwhile; during the time
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
position; location; base; point; site
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that