origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
and; thereupon; because of that
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to pass (of time); to elapse
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
now; the present time; just now; another; more
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...