I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
as a child; when one was a child
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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.
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to recall; to remember; to recollect
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid