forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
even if; even though; however; no matter how
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
village headman; village mayor
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
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.
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
danger; peril; hazard; risk
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to collect; to assemble; to gather
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
meaning; significance; sense
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already