look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
serious; not joking; straight
how long; how far; how much
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah