to be helpful; to be useful
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
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 memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
failure; mistake; blunder
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
of tender years; very young
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish