wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
incident; affair; happening; event
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.
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
adds force or indicates command
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
police mobile traffic unit
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well