just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
maid; helper; help; assistance
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
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 have the privilege of doing
really; truly; indeed; good grief
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
thousand years; millennium; eternity
squab; young pigeon; pigeon meat
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
it's no joke; gimme a break!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health