first; first base; first baseman; fast
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to live; to make a living; to get on with
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...