indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
incident resulting in injury