metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
company president; manager; director
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
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.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
considerably; greatly; a lot