morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
uninhabited island; desert island
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
never mind!; don't worry about it
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
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)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
a little bit; a little while
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do