the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
phrase; phrase; strawberry
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)