why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
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.
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate