indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
friend with benefits; hookup buddy; fuck buddy
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
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.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
of course; certainly; naturally
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)