tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
young girl; lass; adolescent female
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; 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
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
adds force or indicates command
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety