above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
birth date; date of birth; DOB
how many years; how long; what year
what date?; what's the date?; when?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
adds force or indicates command
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
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.