truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
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
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in comparison to; rather than
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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 carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
number one; first; best; most; game; round
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
item; something that one "just has to have"
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
in that way; thus; so; so?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!