elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; like that; that sort of; very
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
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 drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit