indeed; really; truly; very much
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also