indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
adds force or indicates command
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
God; god; ace; king; superior person
long ago; previous; of a former age
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me