now; soon; already; yet; further; more
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
letter (of alphabet); character
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
way (of doing); manner; method; means
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to pass (of time); to elapse
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness