today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
being immersed in work; working non-stop; being swamped with work; being up to one's ears in work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
extremely; very; really; super; so
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
time; hour; period; class
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly