indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
company; corporation; workplace
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
how; in what way; how about
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.)
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
until now; so far; up to the present
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sixth day of the month; six days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
beyond that point; after that
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
daily wages; payment by the day
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor