now; the present time; just now; another; more
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
father; dad; husband; you; he
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
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.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
etude; study; study (in painting, sculpture, etc.); trial work; improvisational theatre
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
preparatory phase; preparatory period
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish