here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly