indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fine weather; fair weather
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
last night; yesterday evening
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
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 kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
in that way; thus; so; so?