this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
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 swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
former president (of a company); former CEO
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow