very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included