clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
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
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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.)
student (esp. a university student)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
bad influence; negative influence
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
don't you think?; indicates question
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
lateness; tardiness; arriving late