metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
polish (jewels); cultivation
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
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 snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ago; since; before; previous
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
in that way; thus; so; so?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
than; from; out of; except; but; more
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively