so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
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
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
supreme; sublime; highest
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
near; nearby; not far off
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
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 discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
two persons; two people; pair; couple
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
while; during; while; although; all; both
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to have a talk; to tell a story