one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
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.
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
adds force or indicates command
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question