indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
man; male; masculine gender
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
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
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
such; like that; that sort of; very
time; season; period; phase; stage
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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.
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
student (esp. a university student)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
of course; certainly; naturally
how; in what way; how about
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of