yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
about; on; regarding; per; for every
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
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.
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
estimate (of costs); budget
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)