to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise