aloneness; loneliness; solitude
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
failure; mistake; blunder
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
very much; really; extremely
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
nice; good; well-executed
in that way; thus; so; so?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now