author (usu. of a particular book); writer
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
annual function; annual event
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
again; once more; a second time
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
long (time that has passed); old (story)
such; this sort of; like this
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
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 attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")