ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
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
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
living together; communal life; cohabitation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
these days; nowadays; recently
practice; practising; experience
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
near oneself; close to one; familiar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to feel; to sense; to experience
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
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 forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest