this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
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
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
(not) even once; (not) ever
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)