he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
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.
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
discovery; detection; finding
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
club activities; extracurricular activities
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
then; well; so; well then
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!