what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
how; in what way; how about
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
imagination; supposition; guess
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.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
(not) even once; (not) ever
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
woman; lady; adult female