to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
family; relatives; dependents; household
very young; little; childish; immature
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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 intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
suffix for familiar person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such