monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
it's been a long time; long time no see
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
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.
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
continuation; succession; series; continuous
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
poor work; humble reference to one's own work
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon