what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
such; like that; in that way
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
door; gate; opening; title page
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 break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
in that way; like that; that way
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!