one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
stairs; stairway; staircase
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
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to speak; to hear a voice
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
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 turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to rest one's chin in one's hands
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
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.)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
somehow; for some reason (or other)