good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to this extent; to this degree; this much
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
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.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
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
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
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.
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)