this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
evening meal; supper; dinner
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
other than; excluding; without
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
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
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
overall; general; as a whole
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!