library; book collection; paperback book
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...