older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
master; teacher; stable master
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
it's been a long time; long time no see
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
physical condition; state of health; shape
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...