ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
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
by means of; due to; because of; according to
influence; effect; impact
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
major earthquake; large earthquake
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be damaged; to receive damage
be (that) as it may; having said that
this world; this life; world of the living
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
scene; spectacle; sight; view
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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.
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself