yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
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 take to task; to take it out on
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
society; the world; the times
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.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to complain; to make a complaint
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least