-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
article; news story; report; account
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
honorific/polite/humble prefix
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
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 return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
in that way; thus; so; so?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
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
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!