eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
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
(police) detective; criminal matter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
duty; function; office; mission; task
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
people; men and women; each person; everybody
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
person from (the planet of)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)