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; penis; (one's) thing
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; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
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.
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
already; yet; soon; shortly; 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!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
good news; happy news; glad tidings
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)