this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that's the way it is; such is life
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...