indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
question; inquiry; enquiry
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
from now; from this moment; henceforth
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
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.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to kill; to beat to death