is it?; isn't it?; be; is
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
maid; helper; help; assistance
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
alone; by oneself; on one's own
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience