I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
man who has never had sex except with sex workers
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
suffix for familiar person
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...