ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
piece; fragment; one (object)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
base on balls; walk; pass
alone; by oneself; on one's own
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo