to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
father; dad; husband; you; he
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)