from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
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.
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
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 be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
sound; noise; report; note
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me