Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
modesty; humility; being humble
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
by myself; in person; by oneself
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
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 (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; so?