so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
breaking off an engagement
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.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)