as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
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
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
by myself; in person; by oneself
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
myself; yourself; I; me; you
form; shape; figure; visage
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly