preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
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
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
how; in what way; how about
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(someone else's) daughter
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
immediately; at once; instantly
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty