definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how long; how much; to what extent
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
hope; white hope; person of promise
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
myself; yourself; I; me; you
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
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 jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I see; that's right; indeed