start of work; commencement; opening
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
is that so?; I see; right; oh
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
recently; lately; these days
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
and yet; though; when; in spite of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm