order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
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
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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.
terse; concise; simple and clear
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
single word; a few words; brief comment
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.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
(one) letter; (one) character
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
how many people; a number of people
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone