indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
educational institution; school; academy; campus
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
set of three; three sets; three classes
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
corridor; hallway; passageway
time; hour; period; class
after school (at the end of the day)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to throw at; to turn; to raise
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect