Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
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
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be able to see far into the distance; to have good long-distance vision
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
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
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to