why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
duty; obligation; responsibility
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
please (give me); please (do for me)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
no, not like that (but like this)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
now; the present time; just now; another; more
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
go that far; to that extent
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
beginning; outset; first; onset
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage