hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
wet nurse; nursing mother
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
all; entire; whole; altogether
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
older sister; elder sister
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
together; at the same time; same; identical
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...