today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
(some) more; even more; longer; further
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
summer vacation; summer holiday
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
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.
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
why; how; for what reason
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate