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
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
discovery; detection; finding
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
existence; possession; having; limited company
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become