cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
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
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
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 feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
how; in what way; how about
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement