considerably; greatly; a lot
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indeed; really; truly; very much
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
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 change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
time; hour; period; class
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)