at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
mid-year gift; summer gift
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
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.
to recall; to remember; to recollect
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
every year; yearly; annually
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
father; dad; husband; you; he
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?