indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
prize for perfect attendance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
unconditionally; as a rule
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in that way; thus; so; so?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
appreciation; admiration; enjoyment
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
please; somehow or other; one way or another
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others