sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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.
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?