various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
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.
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
difficult problem; challenge
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
how; in what way; by what means
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
surname; family name; last name
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
novel; story; (work of) fiction
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
first meeting; first interview with
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend