answering machine; answerphone
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 make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
toxic parent; parent who interferes excessively in their children's lives
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
guess; speculation; supposition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
instability; insecurity; crankiness
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
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 a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very