anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
imagination; supposition; guess
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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 (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
student (esp. a university student)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
incident; affair; happening; event
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine