cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
river; stream; River; the ... river
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
every year; yearly; annually
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
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