something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
such; like that; that sort of
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
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.)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she