here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
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
whereabout; about where; how much
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
tension; mental strain; nervousness
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...