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; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
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; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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 to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); 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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
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
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
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