if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
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 make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in the end; at the end of the day
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)