today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
why; how; for what reason
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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.
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
don't you think?; indicates question
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
attraction to ugly people
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
duty; obligation; responsibility
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in the same way as; just like
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter