strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
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
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
just because; even if; even though
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in that way; thus; so; so?
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
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.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
during a telephone call; busy line
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
threat; intimidation; menace
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can