somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to lose one's way; to get lost
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
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be silent; to say nothing
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
police officer; policeman; constable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
war; fighting; fierce competition
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
woman; female; feminine gender
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
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 place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising