indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
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
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
society; the world; the times
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
study; diligence; discount; reduction