terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
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
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
ring; band; ring; circum-
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
film world; world of cinema
young person; youth; young
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
in that way; thus; so; so?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn