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
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tension; mental strain; nervousness
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
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
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
than; from; out of; except; but; more
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
until now; so far; up to the present
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
in that way; thus; so; so?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...