to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
the other day; lately; recently
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
suffix for familiar person
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
questions and answers; dialogue
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
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 raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do