at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
in comparison to; rather than
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
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
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
artificial intelligence; AI
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that