to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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.
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
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
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
suffix for familiar person
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily