some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
just; fair; proper; reasonable
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing