wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
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
scattered; separated; dispersed
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!