ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
name; given name; first name
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
suffix for familiar person
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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 give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
that is to say; so that means
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; at; when; by; with; so