recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
water's edge; beach; shore
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
declaration; proclamation; announcement
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)