excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
the other day; a few days ago
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
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
conduct; behavior; behaviour
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.
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
myself; yourself; I; me; you
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(some) more; even more; longer; further