indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
of course; certainly; naturally
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
difficult to ...; hard to ...
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the opposite sex; isomerism
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible