today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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 start for home; to head for home; to make for home
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to surround; to crowd around
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
plural; multiple; several
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
don't you think?; indicates question
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential