here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
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
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to go out and away; to leave
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
police; police officer; police station
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
father; dad; husband; you; he
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to face; to go towards; to head towards
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
your home; your family; their home; (my) home