indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
how; in what way; how about
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 ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
maintenance; preservation; improvement
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
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.