refinement; elegance; grace
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
notice; attention; observation
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
end; close; conclusion; termination
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
please (give me); please (do for me)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
board chairman; managing director; chief director
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be silent; to say nothing
called; known as; that; to say
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh