everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
understood; I see; OK; present; here
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
than; other than; except; but
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
suffix for familiar person
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
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
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as you see; as you can see
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing