seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
finishing blow; coup de grâce
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)