this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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 permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
after staying up all night