indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
spring day; spring sunlight
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
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
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to bring; to take; to bring about
in that way; thus; so; so?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already