keno (casino game); kino (gum, resin); kino (cinema)
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
master; teacher; stable master
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to recall; to remember; to recollect
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
training; drill; practice; discipline
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
while; during; while; although; all; both
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)