man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
then; well; so; well then
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
the other day; lately; recently
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing