knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
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
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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 lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
study; research; investigation