I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
war; fighting; fierce competition
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 bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
number one; first; best; most; game; round
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
honorific/polite/humble prefix