suffix for familiar person
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; so?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
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
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn