sorry; excuse me; thank you
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
now; the present time; just now; another; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
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
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
honorific/polite/humble prefix
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow