frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
results; record; grades; marks
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
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 attempt; to test; to try out
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to nip (something) in the bud
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish