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
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
society; the world; the times
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
number one; first; best; most; game; round
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
myself; yourself; I; me; you
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to stop walking; to pause
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
after school (at the end of the day)