hello; good day; good afternoon
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
commuting to school; school commute
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
family; members of a family
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?