indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by myself; in person; by oneself
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
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
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)