special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
how; in what way; how about
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.)
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no!; no no!; no, not at all
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis