esophagus; gullet; esophageal
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be found; to be discovered
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
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
very likely; very probable
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
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.
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
how; in what way; how about
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 consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
ice house; ice room; cold room
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate