today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
dream for the future; hopes for the future
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; the present time; just now; another; more
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...