future (usually near); prospects
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
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to speak ill of; to disparage
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively