indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
lost property; something dropped and left behind
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to apologize; to apologise
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
application; request; petition
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
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
identification; ID; identity
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue