if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
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
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
name; given name; first name
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)