simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
really; truly; indeed; good grief
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
first thing in the morning
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
president (of a society); chairman
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough