refinement; elegance; grace
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
notice; attention; observation
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
please (give me); please (do for me)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be silent; to say nothing
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh