eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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 close (one's eyes); to shut
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
failure; mistake; blunder
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!