to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
understood; I see; OK; present; here
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
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
family; members of a family
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
older brother and younger sister
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to cross the line; to go too far
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
society regulations; club regulations; constitution
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah