right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to have a talk; to tell a story
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
consequence; outcome; result; blame
stammering; stuttering; dysphemia
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
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.
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to talk; to chat; to chatter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry