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
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
another; different; something else
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
educational institution; school; academy; campus
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 partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in that way; thus; so; so?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o