clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such; like that; that sort of; very
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
furniture store; furniture dealer
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
pupil; student; schoolchild
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
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
president (of a society); chairman
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
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.)
how; in what way; how about
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise