shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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 fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
and; thereupon; because of that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
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
suffix for familiar person
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...