almost every day; almost daily
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
not caring; not giving a damn
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
third (base, baseman, gear)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
sphere; counter for balls
selection; choice; picking out
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!