what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
spring water; clear (pure) water
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how; in what way; how about
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
imagination; supposition; guess
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
then; and (then); in that case; if so
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis