creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
rather; sooner; preferably
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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
how; in what way; how about
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!