good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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 doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
of course; certainly; naturally
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up