the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
production (e.g. play); direction
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.
together; at the same time; same; identical
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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?
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
adds force or indicates command
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
how; in what way; how about
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")