what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
then; well; so; well then
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
no!; no no!; no, not at all
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded