to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
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.)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
shellfish; seashell; shell
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
quiz; short test; mini test
study; diligence; discount; reduction
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
adds force or indicates command
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
eating; bite (in fishing)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)