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 carry on one's back ; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for ; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something) ; to be conceited; to think highly of oneself
to live; to exist ; to make a living; to subsist ; to be in effect; to be in use; to function ; to come to life; to be enlivened ; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence ; indicates possession ; but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while ; and ; used after an introductory remark or explanation ; regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ... ; indicates a desire or hope ; softens a statement ; indicates doubt ; indicates scorn
thing; matter ; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis ; circumstances; situation; state of affairs ; work; business; affair ; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to ; nominalizing suffix ; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... ; alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or ; necessity; need ; you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully ; frequently; often ; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ... ; (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try
right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...
to do; to carry out; to perform ; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) ; to serve as; to act as; to work as ; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) ; to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as ; to decide on; to choose ; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) ; to be (in a state, condition, etc.) ; to be worth; to cost ; to pass (of time); to elapse
to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter ; to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed) ; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath) ; to put out (a runner) ; to pawn; to put in hock
to cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob ; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to face hardship ; to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly; to make sacrifices ; to be not worth worth the name; to suffer (of a reputation); to be spoiled; to be put to shame ; to lament; to bemoan; to bewail
only; merely; nothing but; no more than ; approximately; about ; just (finished, etc.) ; as if to; (as though) about to; going to; on the point of; at any minute ; indicates emphasis ; always; constantly
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence) ; both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) ; even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than ; even if; even though; although; in spite of ; further; more; again; another; the other
at (place, time); in; on; during ; to (direction, state); toward; into ; for (purpose) ; because of (reason); for; with ; by; from ; as (i.e. in the role of) ; per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month") ; and; in addition to ; if; although
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain ; to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be) ; to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of ; to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished ; to change (into); to turn (into); to transform ; to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do) ; to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make ; to play (the part of); to act as ; to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as ; to be promoted
to fill; to become full (of); to be filled (with); to brim (with) ; to wax (of the moon) ; to rise (of the tide); to flow; to come in ; to expire (of a period of time); to mature; to come to an end
if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow
to pay (e.g. money, bill) ; to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches) ; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors) ; to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of ; to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern) ; to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert ; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate ; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside ; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy) ; to reset (an abacus)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since ; from (originator); by ; because; since ; out of (constituent, part) ; through (e.g. window, vestibule) ; after; since ; expresses sympathy or warning
to descend; to go down; to come down ; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.) ; to pass (of time) ; to surrender; to capitulate ; to be less than; to be inferior to ; to have the runs; to have diarrhea ; to pass (in stool); to be discharged from the body ; to depreciate oneself; to be humble
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive ; to come back; to do ... and come back ; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue ; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from ; to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume ; to use (language); to speak
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that...; trying to...
to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse) ; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away ; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win) ; to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor) ; to fail to hold an ideal posture