somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
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
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
father; dad; husband; you; he
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
such; this sort of; like this
number one; first; best; most; game; round
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?