various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
counter for books; volume
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
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.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
adds force or indicates command
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio