oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
it's been a long time; long time no see
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
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
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
match; game; bout; contest
in that way; thus; so; so?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
so; like this; in this way
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
you (plural); all of you; you all
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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 step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant