to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
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.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
this and that; one thing and another
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking