ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 repeat; to do something over again
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to continue to work; to work away (at)
anything and everything; just about everything
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
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 work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she