indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
curse; spell; malediction
legend; folklore; tradition
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no