children's shelter; shelter for abused and neglected children
hummingbird (Trochilidae family)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
global positioning system; GPS
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
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.)
middle of the night; dead of night
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
job hunting; job searching
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...