Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
point card; loyalty card; reward card
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
bill (at a restaurant); check
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
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.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station