to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be surprised; to be astonished
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
of course; certainly; naturally
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
it's no joke; gimme a break!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate