announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
Citizens' Band; CB (radio); convertible bond; chronic bronchitis; chemical and biological (weapons); center back; community business
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ongoing; in progress; afoot
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
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
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be helpful; to be useful
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)