once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
movie; film; motion picture
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
such; like that; that sort of
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
older sister; elder sister
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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.
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago