(the condition of) one's health
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
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 throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
suffix for familiar person
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
hello; good day; good afternoon
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker