why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
impossible; unlikely; improbable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
chink in the armor (armour)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
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 look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
harm; injury; evil (influence)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
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.)