here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
adds force or indicates command
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
platform; home; home base; home plate
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
nice; good; well-executed
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
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
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
senior high school; high school
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
number one; first; best; most; game; round
spring water; clear (pure) water
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another