actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that's the way it is; such is life
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.
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
student (esp. a university student)
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
tedious; boring; being fed up with
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
literally; to the letter; literal
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
airline ticket; plane ticket; air ticket
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
business trip; official trip
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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