ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
image; figure; figure; form; image
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
husband and wife; married couple
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
life or death; existence; destiny
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) a single person; (no) one
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer