very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
author; writer; novelist; artist
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
beginning; outset; first; onset
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in that way; thus; so; so?
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
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
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
scoundrel; rascal; villain
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
I see; that's right; indeed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!