to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
author; writer; novelist; artist
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
mourning (dead persons); memorial
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few