to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
how; in what way; how about
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
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.
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis