a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
vocal sound; tone of voice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
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.
interruption; suspension; break
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
number of times; frequency; count
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
somehow; for some reason or other
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)