to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
expert's written opinion or report
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
genuine article; real thing; real deal
natural product; product of nature
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
central part; heart (of a city)
high voltage; high pressure
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that