how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to employ; to hire; to charter
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
honorific/polite/humble prefix