hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
now; the present time; just now; another; more
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?