one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
war; battle; match; game; competition
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see