pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
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
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
two (long cylindrical things)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
nothing but; except; no more than
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
rather than; more ... than ...
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
reality; actuality; hard fact
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)