speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
5th day of the month; five days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
uninhabited island; desert island
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
conviction; belief; confidence
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker