indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others