the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
major war; great war; world war
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
in that way; thus; so; so?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
although I say; although one might say; although called
generation; the world; the age