you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sorry; excuse me; thank you
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime