the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be sticky; to be close together
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
working in the fields; working on a farm
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least