to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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.)
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
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
winning streak; good time to make a profit
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
of course; certainly; naturally
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest