to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
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
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
how; in what way; how about
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing