today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
transfer student; student changing schools
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
father; dad; husband; you; he
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
company president; manager; director
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
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
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
participation; joining; entry; adherence
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
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!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
presence (impressive quality)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly