father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
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
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
tens of thousands of years
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
already; now; no longer; not any more
meaning; significance; sense
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
surely (not); certainly (not)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)