preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
police officer; policeman; constable
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to telephone; to make a phone call
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
now; the present time; just now; another; more
potato chips; potato crisps
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry