after all; because; but; even; too; as well
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
head over heels; headlong; head first
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
how; in what way; by what means
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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.)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
imagination; supposition; guess
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)