middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to gather; to collect; to assemble
health; healthy; sound; fit
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
company; corporation; workplace
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(not) even once; (not) ever
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)