how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
time; hour; period; class
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
settlement; solution; resolution
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
time; season; period; phase; stage
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
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.
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")