indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
time; hour; period; class
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
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.
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
for example; for instance; e.g.
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
mending; repair; darning; patching up
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
wherein; therein; thereinto
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations