knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
how; in what way; how about
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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
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
they; those guys; those fellows
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
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
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; to be dispelled
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to use (a tool, 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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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 move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
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 chance, 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.)
research; study; investigation