breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
Mercury (god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to talk; to chat; to chatter
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
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 strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
suffix for familiar person
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
since when; from when; how long
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
way of calling (something or someone)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)