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
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be needed; to be wanted
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
conviction; belief; confidence
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be needed; to be wanted
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling