father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
living thing; living creature; animal; life
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
inspection; examination; checking
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
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
at once; immediately; right now
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement