today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
outline; summary; argument
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.
story; tale; talk; discussion
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
all; entire; whole; altogether
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
rich person; millionaire; the wealthy
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
name; given name; first name
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed