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
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
serious; not joking; straight
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
the other day; lately; recently
than; from; out of; except; but; more
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
very; much; greatly; a lot of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)