hello; good day; good afternoon
this occasion; at this time; now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 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
main text; original text; this book; this volume
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
while; during; while; although; all; both
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
failure; mistake; blunder
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
for example; for instance; e.g.
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker