anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
it is not (like that) either
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
in that way; thus; so; so?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
practice; practising; experience
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
number one; first; best; most; game; round
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
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.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
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.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work