(a) little; somewhat; somehow
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
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 ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
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
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
light; right; right field; right fielder
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
amount of light; quantity of light
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se