safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
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
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; period; class
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
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.
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict