ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
meaning; significance; sense
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 find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
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
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
life and death; life or death
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking