staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
adds force or indicates command
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how; in what way; how about
all present; all concerned; all of us
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be able to manage somehow or another
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
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
than; from; out of; except; but; more
machine parts; machinery; equipment
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
final; eventual; ultimate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk