this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
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
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
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 wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
loveable; very likeable; like very much
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such