aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
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
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
police; police officer; police station
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in that way; thus; so; so?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically