indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
time; hour; period; class
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
school building; schoolhouse
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)