safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
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
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
due form; official; formality
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
war; battle; match; game; competition
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import