what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
audience (with a person of high standing)
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
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.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
servant; manservant; menial
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
pleased to make your acquaintance
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.
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...