hospitalization; hospitalisation
summer cold (illness); summer flu
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
summer vacation; summer holiday
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
called; known as; that; to say
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more