I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
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.
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to collect; to assemble; to gather
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust