why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
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 (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
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
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
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; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to return; to come home; to leave; 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
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
light; faint; pale; fleeting
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 vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
club activities; extracurricular activities
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
in that way; thus; so; so?