mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
company; corporation; workplace
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial