by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
you said; he said; even if; 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; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
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 find out; to discover; to locate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all