now; soon; already; yet; further; more
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
how many months?; how long?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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.
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
have a good day; take care; see you
day of spring; spring sun