(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
number one; first; best; most; game; round
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")