just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
reality; actuality; hard fact
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 taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
incident; affair; happening; event
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
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
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to feel; to sense; to experience
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
feeling; sense; impression