today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
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.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
don't you think?; indicates question
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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
knowing; (an) acquaintance