this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
the other day; lately; recently
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
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.
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something