to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be prolonged; to drag on
plateau; tableland; eminence
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
number one; first; best; most; game; round
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement