Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
suffix for familiar person
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
feeling; sense; impression
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
in that way; thus; so; so?
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
account book; register; ledger
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances