today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
how; in what way; how about