just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
about; on; regarding; per; for every
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) even once; (not) ever
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem