tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
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
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(period of) a year; during an era
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
witnessing; observing; sighting
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
breaking a lock; picking a lock
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that is to say; so that means
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only