to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
existence; possession; having; limited company
suffix for familiar person
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
now; the present time; just now; another; more
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis