indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
by myself; in person; by oneself
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
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 come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
in the end; at the end of the day
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
you (plural); all of you; you all
both (people); the two of them
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence