indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to be silent; to say nothing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
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 pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to face; to go towards; to head towards
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
go that far; to that extent
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
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
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience