conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
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
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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.
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
way (of doing); manner; method; means
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
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 become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
such; like that; that sort of; very
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how; in what way; how about
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more