wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
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
acceleration; speeding up
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only