indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be conspicuous; to stand out
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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 buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
myself; yourself; I; me; you
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
feeling; sense; impression
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to find useful; to think highly of
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
suffix for familiar person
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?