older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
all night long; all through the night
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
so; like this; in this way
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in that way; thus; so; so?