skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
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
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
than; from; out of; except; but; more
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
distortion; falsification; perversion
explanation; interpretation
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
meaning; significance; sense
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
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
counter for choices, options, etc.
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
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 turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to