somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
spring water; clear (pure) water
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how; in what way; how about
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
imagination; supposition; guess
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis