indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
than; from; out of; except; but; more
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
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
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
had better ...; had better not ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
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.)