what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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.)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
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
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
like this; this sort; this way
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest