-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it's been a long time; long time no see
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
honorific/polite/humble prefix
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
just the other day; quite recently
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing