light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
in that way; thus; so; so?
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter