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 throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
morning; forenoon; just before noon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
existence; being; presence
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
beginning; outset; first; onset
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to