tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
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.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
and yet; though; when; in spite of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
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 find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
then; well; so; well then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh