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
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
serious; severe; grave; acute
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
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
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
theatre; theater; playhouse
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
time; season; period; phase; stage
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
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.
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work