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? (generally rhetorical)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
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; and then
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
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 been ...-ing
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
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
and yet; though; when; in spite of
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
adds force or indicates command
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; motivation; intention
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very