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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in this way; thus; such; uh...
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
searching for someone; search for a missing person
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the 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.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
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)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)