hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
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
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
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 carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner