today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
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.)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
don't you think?; indicates question
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
reality; actuality; hard fact
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
please (give me); please (do for me)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly