now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
place; situation; position; location
by means of; due to; because of; according to
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
charm; incantation; spell; curse
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.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to