to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
now; the present time; just now; another; more
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)