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.
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
genuine article; real thing; real deal
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
completion; perfection; accomplishment
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
catcher; catcher (person or device)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
then; well; so; well then
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
course of a thrown ball; course of a hit ball (golf, tennis, etc.)
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
senior high school; high school
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?