ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
match; game; bout; contest
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
meaning; significance; sense
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
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
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to face; to go towards; to head towards
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the way one talks; one's way of speaking