bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
no!; no no!; no, not at all
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on