indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
older sister; elder sister
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
artificial breasts; fake breasts
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
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
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner