indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to feel; to sense; to experience
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
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 close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
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
to lie down; to throw oneself down
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
electricity; (electric) light
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
of course; certainly; naturally